Transferring sideloaded ebooks to Mac

I have an iPad 2 running iOS 7.0.4. I have a ton of sideloaded books and PDFs in my ibooks library that have been sent to me for schoolwork  or otherwise, but the idea is that I both, do not have the original copies of the files in my computer and I can't afford to lose them . I believe iCloud only backs up purchases from the iBookstore, and I want to know if syncing my iPad will transfer my books or if I I will lose them because I don't have copies of them on my computer.
I'm upgrading to mavericks soon, and that's also why I want to make sure I can get all my books and PDFs on my computer.

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4227 - iBooks: Viewing, syncing, saving, and printing PDFs on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
Syncing and saving PDFs
To add PDFs to your iTunes library on your computer, drag and drop the PDF into your iTunes Book library. If you're using OS X Mavericks, drag and drop your PDFs into your iBooks library using iBooks for Mac.
To sync a PDF to iBooks on your device:
Select your iOS device. (Learn more about syncing your data with iTunes.)
Click the Books tab.
Select Sync Books.
If iTunes is set to sync only selected books, select the checkbox next to the PDF you want to sync.
Click Sync.
You can use iTunes to back up your PDF files so they will restore to your iOS device after you update or restore your software or transfer information to a different device. If you use iTunes 11 or later to sync your PDF files to iBooks on your iOS device, a backup of your PDF will be automatically created. A copy of the PDF will be added to your iTunes Books library, or iBooks library if you're using OS X Mavericks.
How to Transfer PDF from iPad to PC/Mac - http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/80770/how-to-transfer-pdf-from-ipad-to- pc-mac

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